GUILDERLAND — Since the developer planning a large subdivision on the outskirts of Altamont has withdrawn his application, and since a stormwater management plan for logging has been approved, tree-cutting is allowed to resume.

Conor Webb, Guilderland

Rather than the bitterness and the name-calling and finger-pointing we see on the national level, Democrat Dustin Reidy learned from the Republicans who had rejected his first proposal.

Two Westmere volunteers went through the process that ideally each firefighter would do at the scene of a fire after their work fighting the fire was done.

GUILDERLAND — A man has been charged with predatory sexual assault against a child and four counts of first-degree sexual abuse.

ALTAMONT — Beatrice R. Rucinski was a devoted mother known for her kindness.

“She was always trying to do for others ….,” said her son, Daniel Rucinski. “She was very, very giving; very kind; very pleasant.”

Mrs. Rucinski died on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at her Altamont home. She was 90.

ALTAMONT — Jeanette Beatrice Orsini lived by the Golden Rule.

One Thanksgiving, she invited a homeless man to her family’s dinner. She wanted her three sons to learn, even if they didn’t have a lot, they could still give to others, her son John Orsini said.

Guilderland school district residents vote at the elementary school that serves their area. For the May 2022 budget vote, those in the Altamont area had the highest turnout at just 26 percent of eligible voters, followed by Pine Bush at 20 percent, Lynnwood at 19 percent, Guilderland at 17 percent, and Westmere at 14 percent.